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Justices are elected in non-partisan state-wide elections and serve staggered six-year terms. The Chief Justice is selected by an election among the five justices and term length for that office is four years. Prior to 1983, the position went to the justice with the least amount of time remaining in his term.[1]

The first female justice on the court was Linda Copple Trout in 1992, who later served as chief justice. Cathy Silak was appointed the following year and served until 2000. Since Trout stepped down in 2007, the court has been all-male.